If Adan Castaneda were charged with a crime and found mentally incompetent to stand trial in October 2022, he would be court ordered to a state mental hospital and stuck in jail for about two years before a hospital bed would become available.
Community Safety
According to a number of local experts and law enforcement officials, there are two key components to the domestic violence system that require additional support: funding and a lack of education.
Mission Local spent the summer in SF's Bayview District knocking on doors, interviewing residents, entering their homes, and reviewing documents. The outlet found that in many cases, apartments on "The Hill" are making tenants sick.
This story was produced with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s California Impact Fund.
A combination of increased substance abuse, a lack of shelter options and a backlogged court system made it difficult for victims to get timely help.
A school district in Michigan isolated children with disabilities more than 4,000 times – and administrators will not reveal why.
Free Press investigation finds some Michigan educators using restraint and seclusion improperly, with no law to stop them.
Lawmakers concerned about New Mexico’s worst-in-the-nation rate of alcohol-related deaths are focused on revising how the state taxes alcohol.
Jasmine Cuevas is among millions of parents whose children are struggling with their emotional and mental health.
Resources and hope are out there for those affected by domestic violence and intimate partner violence.